[Verse 1] D9
My mother told me
F#7
Before she passed away
Bm Bm7/Bb
Said son when I'm gone
D9 D7
Don't forget to pray
G Abdim
'Cause there'll be hard times
D C B7
Lord, those hard times
Bb7 A D A7
Who knows better than I?
Lord, those hard timesBb7 A D A7
Who knows better than I?
D9 F#7 Bm Bm7 D9 D7
G Abdim D C B7 Bb7 A7 D E9 Eb9
G Abdim D C B7 Bb7 A7
Bb7 A7 D E9 Eb9
Hard times Bb7 A7 D F9 E9(2) D9
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
F#7
Lord, one of these days
There'll be no more sorrow
(play single notes: E Eb A Db D and end on D9)
